Bale tie



ct. 16, 1928. I A` 1,687,854

' B. ANDERSON BALE TIE Filed Feb. 18, 1928 Patented 0st. 16, 1928.

UNITED STATES,

1,687,854 PATENT- OFFICE.vv

VBERT ANDERSON, OF `HOUSTON, TEXAS, kASSIGrNOR TO ANDERSON, CLAYTON l@cCOMPANY, OF`HOUSTON, TEXAS. l'

BALE TIE.

Application filed February 18, 1928. SerialNo. 255,417. l

This invention relates to improvements in bale ties and moreparticularly to an improvement on the bale tie disclosed in my Patent1,606,331 issued November 9, 1926.

The bale tie of my priorpatent has its over` lapping and underlappingends s truclrupto provide a slot and spanning loop at the overlappingend of the tie, and ay corresponding slot and a locking buttoncorresponding to the loop, at the underlapping end of the tie, the saidloop and button, in each instance, being provided with asubstantiallycircular enlargement or head, and the button upon theunderlapping end of the tiebeing inserted through the slot in theoverlapping end and beneath the loop which spans said slot, at the timethe tie is applied about the bale and while the bale is under pressure.In actual use I have found that while this construction presents asecure locking means for the ends of the tie, the curvilinear edgesofthe enlargement or head of the button upon the underlapping'end of thetie have a tendency to vcut through the endof the loop ofthe overlappingend of the tie, upon expansion of the bale and during handling thereof,after the delivery of the bale from the press;V Therefore the presentinvention has as its primary object to provide a bale tie similar to thepatented tie but so constructed that, insteadof a tendency to cutthrough the end ofthe loop of the overlapping end, the button oftheunder-r lapping end will present squared .edges or shoulders andthusinsure against tearing or ripping of the end of the loop of theoverlapping end and thus overcome the disadvantage noted above. l

'While the accompanying drawings and the description which is to followconstitute a disclosure of the preferred embodiment'of the invention,itwill be understood that various vchanges may be made within the scopeof what is claimed.

ln the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a plan *viewV of the end of abale the bale and when not subjected to an expanding stress such as thatto which it is subjected when the` bale is delivered from vthe press;

Figure 2 a view similar to Figure 1 look end 1 of the tie,'each of thebuttons l "t tbe outer side of the connes-ted ends' of Y A its ends withlateralj Figure 3 is a view partly in sideelevation l and partly inlongitudinal se'ctionillustrating'the connected ends of the tie in thecondition above described in connection with Figure 1; y

Figure 4 is a fragmentary A perspective view ofthe overlapping end ofthe tie;

Figure .5 is Va similar view of the underlapping end of the tie; y f i vf Figure 6 is a detail vertical longitudinalv sectional viewtliroughportions ofthe over`A lapping ends of the tie and illustrating-thevpositions assumed by these ends and the locking elements constituting apart thereof, when the tie issubjected-to expansive strain upon removalof the bale from thevpress. y

In `the drawings the overlappingl and underlapping ends of the bale tieare indicated respectively by the numerals land 2 and, as illustrated,the overlapping end 1 is formed with a longitudinal series of loopmembers 3 which are struck up from the said end of the tie or otherwiseformed, and each loop member is of uniform width throughout its lengthexcept at its intermediate portion where it is formed with ahead 4defined by lateral extensions of the opposite edges ofthe loop, the headbeing preferably loc-ated 'nearer that end of the loop which is the more3` t and 6 of the drawings that the ends of the loop 3areiinclined'downwardly in oppof site directions at their juncture withthe body ofthe tie, so that each loop has end portions indicated by thenumeral 7 uniting the endsto the body of the tie. V*The underlapping endY 2 of the tie is' stamped or otherwise formedv to provideV a pluralityof locking buttons indicated bythe numeral 8 and each havingsubstantially the same form as theloops 3 of the overla ping Ileine of alength somewhat less than the length of the loops Sand beino providedintermediate enlargements 9 which are of a rectangular form and whichprovide a head having straight shoulders l0 at one end extending atright angles to the respective side edges of the button, the ends of thebutton being integrally connected with the said underlapping end 2, fromwhich they are formed, by connecting portions ll which are inclinedsubstantially at the same angle as are the connecting portions of theloops 3.

The tie is of course made of strap metal, and in the use of the tie itis arranged about the bale while the bale is under compression and theoverlapping and underlapping ends of the tie are brought together inoverlapped relation and one or more of the buttons 8 of Vtheunderlapping end of the tie is engaged in one or several of the slots 5in the overlapping end l ofthe tie, as the case may be, the heads formedby the lateral projections 9 upon the buttons 8, being engaged upwardlythroughthe widened portions t3 of the respective slots 5 in the saidoverlapping end l of the tie, and the overlapped ends of the tie beingthen permitted. to slip longitudinally past each other, at the time thetie and bale are relieved of pressure. This relative slippage of theoverlapped ends of the tie Tvill of course result in the head of thebutton or buttons, which are in engagement with the slotsand loops ofthe overlapped end of the tie, sliding out of registration with theWidened or enlarged portions 6 of the slots 5 and into engagement attheir projecting portions 9, over the edges of the overlapping end ofthe tie at opposite sides of the slot 5 and between the widened portionG of the slot and that one of the connecting portions 7 of therespective loop or loops which is located nearer the extremity of thisportion of the tie. At this time the buttons and loops Awhich areinterlocked vvill assume approximately the relative positions shown in`Figures l, 2

and 3 of the drawings, but inasmuch as the bale, about which the tie hasbeen arranged, will continue to expand after 1t has been delivered fromthe press, the ties which are disposed about the bale Will of course besubjected to a considerable degreeof expanding strain with the resultthat the overlapped ends of eac-h tie Will tend to further move toward aposition of separation and, as a result, the shoulders l0 of the head ofthe engaged button or buttons of the underlapping end of the tie Will becaused to eventually assume substantially the position shown in Figure6, in which position these shoulders will substantially engage againstthe connecting portion 7 of the respective loop with which the button isinterloeked,it being understood of course that the loops are of slightlygreater Width than'the buttons, and this engagementv of the parts servesof course` to prevent any further relative displacement of theoverlapped ends of the tie. It Will be evident at this point that byprovidinga head 9 upon each of the buttons 8, of the contour illustratedin the drawings, a decided advantage is gained over the constructionillustrated in my prior'patent inasmuch as, in the prior patent, thehead of each button is of circular marginal form and there is an absenceof the wellv defined shoulders l() of the present invention andaconsequent tendency for the rounded edges of the heads of the buttonsof the patented structure to tearthrough the 'connectingrportion of therespective loop, and which portion corre-v sponds to the portion 7 ofthe loop of the present invention, Whereas, in the present invention,the square shoulders 10 ofthe head 9 of the button do not in any Waytend to cut through this connecting portion.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

l. A bale tie including' overlapping and underlapping ends, theoverlapping end having a struck out loopextending longitudinally`thereof and providing a longitudinal slot, the saidrloop and slot havinglateral extensions, the underlapping end of the tie having aA struck outbutton provided With an intermediate rectangular head Yproviding abruptshoulders atopposite sides ofthe but-v ton, the said button beingengaged through 'the slot in the overlapping end ofthe tie with theshoulders thereof presented in proximity to one end of the loop.

2. A bale tie including overlapping and iniderlapping ends, theoverlapping end having a struck out loop extending longitudinallythereof and providing a longitudinal slot, thesaid loop andslot havinglateral extensions intermediate theirends and the loop being'conneetedwith the said end of the tie by inclined terminal connecting portions,the underlapping end of the tie having a struck out button provided Withlateral extensions defining a rectangular head having abrupt shouldersat opposite sides of the button, the

said button being engaged through the slot in the overlapping end oftheVtie Withthe shoulders thereof presented in proximity to one of theconnecting end portions of the loop. i

In testimonywhereof I aliix my signature.

BERTfANDERSON.

